"The Streak" by Ray Stevens

[genealogynut]

Although it's been about 30 years ago since Ray Sevens had the big hit "The Streak," I still get a"charge" out of that crazy song.  Does anyone have the lyrics to that?  Streaking used to be done in the springtime among the teens/college students.

[Buddyboy]

The Streak
Hello everybody, this is your action news reporter
With all the news that is news across the nation
On the scene at the super market
There seems to have been some disturbance here
Pardon me sir, did you see what happened?
Yeh, I did...I was standing over there by the tomatoes
And here he come
Running thru the pole beans, thru the fruits and vegetables
Naked as a jay-bird
And I hollered over at Ethel...Isaid don't look Ethel
It was too late, she'd already been incensed...

Chorus

Here he comes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy
There he goes, boogie-dy, boogie-dy
And he ain't wearin' no clothes
Oh yes, they call him the streak
Fastest thing on two feet
He's just as proud as he can be
Of his anatomy
He's gonna give us a peek
Oh yes, they call him the streak
He likes to show off his physique
If there's an audience to be found
He'll be streakin' around
Invitin' public critique...


This is your action news reporter once again
And we're here at the gas station
Pardon me sir, did you see what happened?
Yeh, I did...I was just in here gettin' my tires checked
And he just appeared out of the traffic
Come streakin' around the grease rack there
Didn't have nothing on but a smile
I looked in there and Ethel was gettin' her a cold drink
I hollered...Don't look Ethel
It was too late...She'd already been mooned
Flashed her right there in front of the shock absorbers


Chorus

He ain't rude, boogie-dy, boogie-dy
He ain't lewd, boogie-dy, boogie-dy
He's just in the mood to run in the nude

Oh yes, they call him the streak
He likes to turn the other cheek
He's always making the news
Wearin' just his tennis shoes
Guess you could call him unique...


Once again, your action news reporter in the booth at the gym
Covering the disturbance at the basketball playoffs
Pardon me sir, did you see what happened?
Yeh, I did...half-time, I was just going down there
To get Ethel a snow cone
Here he come right our of the cheap seats
Dribblin'...right down the middle of the court
Didn't have on nothin' but his PF's
Made a hook shot and got out thru the concession stand
I hollered up at Ethel, I said don't look Ethel
It was too late...She'd already got a free shot
Grandstanded...Right there in front of the home team


Here he comes...look...who's that with him?
Ethel, is that you, Ethel?
What do you think you're doing?
You get your clothes on!


Ethel, where you going?
Ethel, you shameless hussy
Say it isn't so Ethel
Ethel..................



Written by: Ray Stevens


Published by: Ahab Music Company, Inc.
1707 Grand Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212

from http://www.raystevens.com/SongLyrics/StreakLyrics.html

Your local librarian at work. HA!

Scotty

[genealogynut]

Well, A-l-l- right, Scotty!!  Thanks!  I don't know why I didn't think of looking on the "net."  Dumb, huh?  But you did "make my day!"

[indygal]

"Didn't have on nothin' but his PF's"

I'm afraid to ask, but what exactly are PF's? (Hoping the answer is suitable for this family-friendly forum...LOL!)

[ddurbin]

His PF's were his basketball shoes.  In the 1930's B. F. Goodrich started a line of shoes with a feature known as Posture Foundation, which was quickly shortened to simply PF.  Over the years they expanded to a wide range of actionwear shoes and took on the basic name of PF Flyers.  With the introduction of Adidas, Nike and some of the other new brands, PF's lost some of their appeal, but have recently started a comeback. Now you know.

[indygal]

Thanks, ddurbin, for clearing up that mystery for me. I was afraid PFs might be something like BVDs! (Any chance you know what BVD means, 'cause I sure don't! LOL)

[ddurbin]

BVD
BVD is a brand of men's underwear, which are commonly referred to as "BVDs."

BVD stands for Bradley, Voorhees & Day, the New York City firm that initially manufactured underwear of this name for both men and women. It was founded in 1876 by three business men whose surnames were Bradley, Voorhees and Day.

BVD first became famous for its men's "spiral bustle" with long sleeves and legs made of heavy knitted fabric. In 1908, that bulky and tight fitting garment was turned into a new kind of loose fitting underwear. They went on to introduce a two-piece and the popular union suit.

They introduced a lightweight waffle-like fabric with the advertising slogan, "Next to Myself I Like BVD Best."

To promote sales during the Depression, BVD began manufacturing what was at that time considered provocative swimwear. They started a trend toward one-piece women's bathing suits with no skirt attached, and helped start the trend of topless swimming trunks for men. In 1929, Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, who went on to become the most famous Tarzan in motion pictures, was hired as a model and representative. He was featured at swim shows throughout the country wearing the BVD brand of swimsuits, handing out leaflets and giving autographs.

In 1951, the company merged with Superior Mills. BVD was first to start packaging underwear in plastic bags for the mass market. In the 1960s and 1970s, they started introducing sportops, a pocket T-shirt, and fashionable underwear made of nylon.

In 1976, BVD was purchased by Fruit of the Loom, which brought the brand to a worldwide market. BVD now manufactures underwear

[hhjacobs]

I know a certian some one that would loose some clothing on New Year's Eve many moon's ago(moon's how funny I(crack )myself up). Of course I would'nt tell his name. 
Marjean

[genealogynut]

Dan, thanks for posting that information.  I enjoyed reading about that....and here I always thought that "Gentlemen preferred Hanes,"  as that has been their slogan for years.   And Marjean......would that be anyone that I know?

[Marty Hunter]

     There were a few streakers around Howard back in the 70's.   I won't mention names, but I remember one young man running the length of main street, planning to jump in a van to get his clothes.   Just as he got to the van, his buddies slammed the door and drove off.   I forget how far he chased them before they let him back in.   
     The best one though was one evening at Doug's.   A couple of masked boys planned to run through the building and out the back door into the alley.   Someone saw them coming and closed the padlock on the door into the storage room.   They stood back in the alcove by the bathroom for a while until they were sure that Captain Kirk was not going to beam them out of there, then ran back through the bar and back onto main street.   
     Everyone wore masks back then, but in a town of this size we always knew who to kid afterwards.